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Act of Random Kindness

According to dictionary.com “Kind” means “of a good or benevolent nature or disposition”.

Being kind to others is very difficult. I have witnessed many incidents and I have felt I am not kind to fellow human beings. Why do I behave like this? I have pondered over this question a million of times and I don’t have any specific answer.

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

– Dalai Lama

Kindness can be shown only by humans who are supposed to have six senses when compared to any other forms of life that exist on earth. But honestly I feel that sometimes animals are kind towards humans than humans being kind to fellow human beings. These days I find hardly people thinking about others and their welfare. They can’t be kind to others. If they see someone suffering they assume million things and don’t really care about anything and leave it right there and then. Do these acts of human’s make them human? I doubt. It is really very difficult to be kind in today’s world. Most of us are very selfish and think only about our welfare. Why is it so? Can’t we ever think of others? I guess the answer is “YES”.

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Forgiveness is a virtue. Not everyone on earth can forgive others for their mistake and not everyone can ask for forgiveness for their mistake. I was thinking about my mistakes that I have committed so far and was wondering whether will I be forgiven or not if I ask to forgive me for my mistakes.

It is very natural to make mistakes in life. If one does not commit any mistakes it just means he has not done anything in life. I am one of the people who learn only from my mistakes no matter what. Until unless I feel that I have made a mistake I won’t agree with anyone that it is my mistake but if I feel that it is my mistake I ensure that I don’t repeat it next time. After all it is boring to make the same mistakes again and again. I don’t make mistakes that often, but blunders. I live life like that only. I don’t like small things in life, for me everything has to be big even mistakes i.e. blunder.

I have tried to forgive people who have made mistakes or hurt me. Honestly speaking I have failed most of the time. It is very difficult to forgive others for their mistake even if they realize and apologize to you and ask for forgiveness. I don’t know how far I will be successful in forgiving others (I am trying hard). I feel it’s divine to forgive others; if you forgive others for their mistakes then I am sure you can call yourselves GOD. I mean it. These days it is hard to find people who have larger heart who can forgive others for their grave mistakes. I wish to be one of them who forgive others but …

Forgiving others for their mistakes actually helps you and makes you great in the other person’s eye if he genuinely asks for forgiveness. He will surely treat you with great respect from then on. I think one of the greatest qualities of Messenger of God or GOD himself is forgiveness because I have realized that it is a very big thing to forgive others. We all crib about others for the mistakes that they have committed, shower them with curses if we are hurt, and ensure that they are hurt from our actions. This is a normal human being. I am just like this. I want to change and have made progress in this region. I try to forgive others for their mistakes and even those who hurt me very badly. I have realized that if I have grudge against them it is no harm for them but for me, I will be thinking about them day and night and will be sad with what I am going through instead if I forgive them for their mistakes (whether they ask for forgiveness or not) I will be happy about myself and if the other person is genuine even he will be happy after realizing that I have forgiven him. I think this is a good way to lead life instead of having hatred feelings towards them and by loving them.

Mistakes happen in life and we can never be perfect. We can always try to become perfect but that is something that can’t be done over night. Everything that we do can be done in a better way. Being human is very difficult in the present situation but I want to be a human. I have seen people cursing on roads if they come in the way of our driving.

Learn from your mistakes, ask for forgiveness and forgive others for their mistakes even if they don’t ask for forgiveness. Enjoy life, after all we have just one life and let’s lead it happily.

Forgive and you will be forgiven…

Dear Friends,

Today is World’s Friendship Day. I wish each and everyone of you a Very Happy Friendship’s Day. I have got great friends throughout my life and I owe a lot to each of them. Each and every friend of mine have taught something special to me and with the help of it, I have made great progress in life. Though these days I am not in touch with my good friends. Their memories are always with me. I miss my friends dearly. I can quote millions of reasons for not being in touch with them, but honestly I regret for doing it. Life teaches you lessons in a hard way and I agree completely with it. When all my friends were around me, I did not think much about them and now when I stand all alone, I feel the pain. It is very hard to explain what I am going through.

My friends are great. They were with me when I badly needed them. I did not contact them earlier nor was I in touch with them. When they knew I was in trouble, they came to help me and they did help me in a great way. They are really very sweet. This is FRIENDSHIP. I will always stand by them to support them.

I learnt many things from my friends, I wish to list few of them. They are:

1. Smart working: My friends always taught me how to work smart. We were supposed to be the cream of class (High School). I was hard working (dumb) and my friends were working smart. They never hid things to themselves. They learnt it and taught me as well so that I can also be smart just like them.

2. Compassionate: I never knew to be compassionate towards anyone. I was brought up in such a manner. They changed the whole equation. They taught me how to see things in a different perspective without which I wont have been what I am today.

3. Life Rocked: It was a great fun being with my friends. We used to have a ball of time. We never knew how time moved. We just did not have enough time when we were together. We did not have any money, still we had no issues. We used to talk everything on earth. We had such great fun.

4. Watching Movies: I love watching movies and this is due to my friends. I was not a movie freak. But the whole thing changed. I guess you tend to become more or less what your friends are. I started watching all kinds of movies with them. It was one of the greatest moments in my life which I cherish every now and then.

5. Games: I have played everyday when I was in School. Life was so much filled with games. These days I hardly play. The kid in me has died. Whenever I meet my friends I do play, they make sure that kid in me becomes alive. I have had loads of fun.

The list goes on and on…

Life is beautiful with friends around. Not everyone is as lucky as me to have great friends. My friends are great.

Happy Friendship day. Have a great time friend. Wherever you are, I will always be with you. A poem that I found for you my dear friend.

A Simple Thank-You, My Friend
by warmhrt
Into the dim lit, bare walls of my world,
You entered, bringing light and life to me,
The vivid colors, painted with a swirl
Of wit and charm, of personality,
With tender care, you added comfort, warmth,
And images that line the now bright walls.
I look upon them fondly, bringing forth
A thankfulness that you walk in these halls
With me; our friendship has become a part
Of my world now; it has its special place,
Within my being, life, and in my heart,
Your name hangs right beside your smiling face.
Rememb’ring just how drab these walls had been,
I have to thank you for the light, my friend.

I was just thinking what would I do after getting Crores of Rupees.. If I am addicted to money so much then I would think of making Crores to tens of Crores or even hundreds of Crores. If I am not addicted then I might just think of enjoying life and doing what I love. Now the question is, how to enjoy life and what do I love to do? I am confused. I don’t know the answer for either.

The chase for money and luxuries is fine for now, but when I am done with it, what should I be doing? Life is so damn complicated. It does not give me any answer that I seek. It frustrates me. But I guess I have enough time to figure it out myself :).

After all Money is not everything in LIFE. We got just 60-70 years to live in this damn planet. That means for a software guy life is just 3k-4k weekends. I am sure we can enjoy about 2.5k weekends. Thats it not more than that. Our life is only weekends. Weekdays sucks. Accept it. Fact of life. To enjoy 2.5k weekends we are going to mess up 30-40 years of week days. Honestly this is not life. It is gonna be boring if we don’t make up enough money ASAP and start leading life to get happiness. Don’t Screw up 30-40 years. Screw up a maximum of 10 years to lead the rest of your life peacefully and not chasing money. This is what I have decided to do and am in process of doing it. Lets see how it goes. I have completed just 100 weekends of life as of now as a software guy. Rest is unknown and hope its bright.